Chapter 160 Spicy Noodles
Jian Mo and his friends returned to the tribe with their quilts and did not tell anyone in the tribe.
However, they still could not hide it from everyone in the tribe.
Qing Kuan smiled and said, "You are hanging four-piece sets in the yard, who are you trying to hide?"
Jian Mo: "Hanging four-piece sets may be for the purpose of covering animal skin bedding."
Qing Kuan stared at Jian Mo: "Before you went to the Yuqi tribe, you had already hung four-piece sets once. If there were no new quilts, you would not hang them a second time in a short time." Zhou Fu
glanced to the side and saw that Wu Jiong was not there, so he whispered: "It is also possible that the quilts got wet, so the four-piece sets are hung out to dry."
Qing Kuan patted him on the shoulder: "Do you think it was you? With Jian Mo and the tribe leader's habits, they should not wet the bedding."
Sure enough, people with partners don't care about anything. Jian Mo made a stop gesture: "Stop, stop, stop, the more you talk, the more irrelevant you are. "
Qing Kuang: "Show us your new quilts."
Jian Mo led them back to the room helplessly: "Look at it, don't tell anyone, I promised the people in the tribe to keep it a secret."
Qing Kuang: "You did keep it a secret, but we were sharp-eyed and found it ourselves, it's not your fault."
Jian Mo turned out the cotton-padded quilt and showed them: "It's this kind of quilt. The cotton-padded quilt is lighter and warmer, and it won't make people feel suffocated like animal skins."
Qing Kuang kneaded the quilt: "It smells good too."
Jian Mo: "Yes, it's more breathable. The natural smell of plants is also better than the natural smell of animal skins."
Even though the leather tanning technology in the tribe is already relatively advanced, the natural smell of leather is not easy to get rid of.
Especially for some animals with strong smell, the animal skin products made from them can really marinate people if used for a long time.
If there is a way, people actually don’t want to use that kind of bedding.
Qingkuang and the others held the quilt in their hands and looked at it over and over again: "It's great."
Jian Mo also thought it was great: "It's a pity that the cotton trees planted by our tribe did not survive. If they had survived, our tribe would be able to make cotton quilts ourselves in a few years."
Qingkuang was more optimistic: "It doesn't necessarily mean that they didn't survive. It may just be because the germination time has passed this year. When next spring comes, it will germinate."
Ye Luo had more experience with plants: "It may also be the dormant period you mentioned. It will germinate after the dormant period is over."
Jian Mo: "That makes sense. If it really doesn't work, we will go to the Jiunian tribe next year and transplant the cotton seedlings over. We will plant more and some will survive."
The climate in the Jiunian tribe is relatively warm, but the warmth is limited.
They are all tribes from the same area. If they can grow cotton trees, the Riverside Tribe should be able to grow them too. The only difference is that they don't grow as well.
After looking at the quilts, everyone stayed at Jian Mo's house to chat.
Jian Mo and his friends were busy going to the Yuqi Tribe a few days ago. Everyone was still not tired of talking about their trip to exchange peppers, so now was a good time to continue the conversation.
The tribe was too boring. Life was similar every day. When there was finally something new, everyone would definitely talk about it over and over again.
Jian Mo understood this boredom and didn't mind chatting with everyone more.
Anyway, you can work while chatting, and everyone can help work together.
They harvested more nuts this year.
There are several kinds of nuts that are covered with a layer of flesh. You have to use a knife to remove the flesh before you can further dry it and fry it.
Everyone helped Jian Mo to remove the shells of the nuts.
Because everyone helped with the work, Jian Mo invited them to his house for dinner in the evening.
Everyone was not polite to Jian Mo.
Zhou Fu asked: "Jian Mo, can you cook a dish with chili today? The chili dish you cooked last time was delicious. We can't make that taste when we go back home and cook it ourselves."
Ye Luo agreed: "I don't know why the chili dishes we make are always very spicy and have a strong taste. They are not as soft and delicious as yours."
Jian Mo: "Did you put too many chilies?"
Zhou Fu: "Probably not. We dare not eat too spicy food. We just put two."
Jian Mo: "Then I'll cook it for you to see."
Although Jian Mo's family has not been in the tribe for several days and has not gone out to hunt and gather, they are still not short of meat.
He cut a few pieces of dried meat and prepared some side dishes such as tendon grass to stir-fry a few more dishes.
Everyone crowded in the kitchen to watch him cook.
Jian Mo first put oil in the wok, then threw the chili in and fried it slightly to remove the raw spicy taste.
At the first step, everyone suddenly realized: "So the peppers have to be fried?"
Jian Mo: "It's okay if they are not fried, but they won't be as fragrant if they are not fried."
Zhou Fu: "I understand, we will fry them in the future."
Jian Mo: "Be careful when frying. If you fry them too much, the peppers will not be fragrant and will have a bitter taste."
Qing Kuo: "Then how deep should they be fried?"
Jian Mo lifted the peppers to show them: "Fry until the color becomes slightly darker, but not black, that's fine."
While Jian Mo was cooking, Wu Jiong came back. Seeing a large kitchen, he didn't say anything, but went to the vegetable garden to pick some cool leaves and made cool leaf drinks for everyone.
Dishes with more peppers like this must be served with cool leaf drinks, otherwise people might not be able to eat them.
It was rare for Jian Mo's family to cook so many dishes, so he asked everyone to bring their partners and children to eat together.
The beastmen were too embarrassed to come over, but the cubs didn't care at all and ran over excitedly.
Qiuli, the cub of Zhoufu, specially pulled Banju over to greet Jian Mo and Wu Jiong, and was very polite.
The cubs are more accepting of chili peppers than adults. They kept saying "shaha" and "shaha" when eating at the dinner table.
Jian Mo saw that the two cubs' mouths were red from the spiciness, and he thought: "We have a special snack called spicy strips. They are delicious. I think you will like them. I will make them when I have time."
Jian Mo rarely comments on whether a certain food is delicious. If he says it is delicious, it should be really delicious.
Banju: "Brother Jian Mo, are spicy strips made of chili peppers?"
Jian Mo: "They're strips cooked with chili oil, but it's almost the same, the spicy taste is good anyway."
Qiu Li looked up and asked eagerly: "Brother Jian Mo, when are you free?"
Zhou Fu reached out and tapped his son on the head: "Don't ask that."
Qiu Li touched his head and insisted: "I just want to clarify."
According to the Earth's calendar, Jian Mo hadn't eaten spicy strips for more than a year, and he really got himself into a rage as he spoke.
He looked up at Wu Jiong: "When will we be free in the next few days?"
Wu Jiong: "Tomorrow."
Jian Mo looked at Qiuli and Banju and said with a smile: "I will be free tomorrow."
The two kids cheered: "Then Brother Jian Mo, can we come over tomorrow?"
Jian Mo: "Sure, Qingkuang, if you are free, you can come over and see me. It's just right to help me with some work."
Qingkuang: "Since you said so, if we don't come over, wouldn't it be a waste of your invitation?"
Jian Mo smiled: "Then everyone come over, I'll make more."
Jian Mo made an appointment with everyone to make spicy strips tomorrow, so he specially prepared the ingredients in advance.
He only knows how to make spicy rice strips.
The pearl rice here is relatively large, so it is estimated that it needs to be rolled a little smaller, but let's talk about it tomorrow.
The kids heard that Jian Mo was going to make spicy noodles, so they came running over early the next morning and watched under the window.
Jian Mo looked at the eyes that were gurgling: "Not so fast, you came too early."
Jiang Xing said crisply: "Brother Jian Mo, we want to come earlier to see if we can help."
Jian Mo saw that the kids were eager to try, so he decided to give them a sense of participation: "Then you go to the vegetable garden to help me pick spices."
Jiang Xing immediately went to pick up the basket: "Brother Jian Mo, what spices do you want?"
Jian Mo: "I want some green onions, ginger, garlic, and kuanli grass. A total of one basket will do."
After hearing Jian Mo's request, the kids rushed to get the basket and ran away, looking very energetic.
Jian Mo couldn't help but smile a little.
After a while, the adults who were free also came over.
Qing Kuang turned his head and took a look: "Where are the cubs? Ban Ju didn't even eat much in the morning. He just ate a few mouthfuls and ran over."
Jian Mo: "Send them to pick spices."
Qing Kuang nodded in agreement: "It's better to find something for them to do, so that they don't have to chirp here."
Zhou Dao's father Chen Yi said: "When they come back, let them go cut grass for the two flying beasts."
Zhou Fu: "This is a good idea. They are now looking for food for Ju Ju and Ying Ao. It seems like that."
Everyone walked to the kitchen while talking.
Jian Mo had already steamed the rice. To make spicy strips, the rice had to be mixed with flour and starch, kneaded into dough, rolled out, cut into strips, and steamed in a pot.
There should be other ways to make spicy noodles on the market, but Jian Mo only knows this one.
Jian Mo: "Everyone wash your hands first, and then knead and roll the dough on the chopping board."
Everyone had no objection and quickly washed their hands and came over.
Kneading, rolling, and cutting the dough are not very technical, as long as you are willing to put in the effort.
When Jian Mo did these things alone, he would feel impatient because of the triviality of the work. When everyone
did it together, it became easy in an instant, and they slowly rolled out the dough while chatting.
Jian Mo saw more and more dough in the wooden basin and said, "You guys keep rolling, I'll go make some chili oil."
Qing Kuo asked, "How do you make chili oil? Do you just put the chili in the oil pan?"
Jian Mo waved his hands, "No, no, no, that way it's too easy to burn and make it bitter. I usually boil the oil first, then pour it into the chili powder while it's hot."
Jian Mo said as he showed them the pounded chili powder.
Sun-dried chili is especially crispy, and can be pounded very finely with a small stone pestle.
Jian Mo: "First boil the spice oil, and then pour the oil into the chili powder. I have already processed the chili powder. It contains icing sugar, fruit wine, and shellfish powder. The icing sugar and shellfish powder are for flavoring, and the fruit wine is to make the chili powder moist so that it is not easy to get sticky."
Everyone nodded one after another, not knowing if they understood.
Jian Mo ignored them and asked someone to light the fire, and then poured oil into the pot.
They had almost no vegetable oil here, and all they used was animal oil.
Different animal oils have different flavors, some are particularly strong, and some are lighter. In order not to steal the flavor, Jian Mo specially picked an animal oil with a lighter flavor.
The animal oil heated up quickly, and he poured in various spices and fried them patiently.
During the frying process, the aroma quickly wafted out.
Qing Kuang sniffed: "With this aroma, I guess it will be delicious if you use it to mix anything."
Jian Mo: "Yes, it will be more fragrant after pouring it into the chili powder. Usually, this chili oil is used to mix some side dishes, some meat, or it is delicious as a side dish."
Zhou Fu: "Then we have to make some in reserve."
Jian Mo: "Okay, the weather is cold, and this oil is not easy to spoil. It can indeed be prepared. When you are too lazy to cook, you can use it as a precaution."
The oil was quickly heated, and Jian Mo scooped it up and sprinkled it into the chili powder little by little, stirring as he sprinkled.
Every time he sprinkled the oil, a fragrance would be stimulated.
After a while, the whole kitchen was filled with fragrance, fragrant and spicy.
Many people couldn't stand it and ran to the yard to cough, but couldn't help but exclaim: "It smells so good!"
Jian Mo smiled and said: "This is the chili oil I mentioned, you can try it."
After he said that, everyone took chopsticks to dip the chili oil and tasted it.
Zhou Fu was surprised: "After being made into chili oil, it is not spicy anymore."
Jian Mo: "Yes, the chili oil processed in this way is more fragrant than spicy, and the taste is softer, so it is delicious to use it to mix with side dishes or as a side dish."
Zhou Fu: "Oh, it tastes really good. The sugar powder and shellfish powder are also well put in."
Jian Mo: "Powdered sugar and shellfish powder can both enhance the flavor, especially shellfish powder, which is easier to obtain, so it's better to put more."
In fact, if there is soy sauce, you should put some soy sauce.
But there is no soy sauce here, so forget it.
Their fish sauce is still in the backyard, and it can't ferment well in a short time, so we can't talk about it later.
The taste of the chili oil is good enough, and everyone can't help but look forward to it.
Jian Mo led everyone to put the cut rice strips in the steamer to steam.
The rice is a little chewy, but it is not so sticky after being coated with starch and flour. After steaming, it tastes a little sweet and chewy.
Jian Mo put the steamed rice strips in a large bowl, and after they cooled a little, he poured the chili oil in and mixed them.
The bright red chili oil makes the rice noodles look attractive and red. Just by smelling the aroma, everyone is basically sure that it will be delicious.
After mixing, everyone took one. The slightly chewy spicy noodles are paired with the sizzling chili oil. They are soft and sweet, fragrant but not greasy, and taste different from all the previous foods.
Most people like this spicy noodles.
Especially the little ones, who eat it with a "sigh" and "sigh" and want to eat more.
The little ones' eyes lit up: "Brother Jian Mo, the spicy noodles are so delicious!"
The little ones' love for spicy noodles is not unique to this place. Jian Mo was a little proud: "Really? I also liked spicy noodles when I was a child."
The little ones nodded repeatedly, and looked at Jian Mo with more admiration.
Jian Mo: "Be good, we'll do it next time."
The kids: "We've always been good. Brother Jian Mo, can this spicy strip be given to Jiujiu?"
Jian Mo thought for a moment and said, "Don't feed Jiujiu, I'll feed it myself later."
The kids didn't know how much to feed Jiujiu, and Jian Mo was worried.
Jiujiu and Ying Ao are also shedding their fur, and if they eat too much salt, they'll turn into dandelions.
More spicy strips were made today, and Jian Mo kept some for himself and gave the rest away.
They've been going out a lot lately, and the small animals at home have been entrusted to the care of the tribe, and they've asked everyone to help look after the house, which is actually quite a hassle for the tribe.
Although it's natural for a tribe to help each other, Jian Mo can't help but appreciate it.
Jian Mo made some snacks for everyone as a reward.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, Ye Luo came to complain: "The kids seem to be acting strange."
Wu Jiong: "What's going on?"
Ye Luo frowned: "I asked, but couldn't get the answer. The kids in our tribe seem to be bullying the kids in other tribes. They are playing outside now, you will know if you go and see."
Regarding the issue of the kids' bullying, Wu Jiong and Jian Mo looked at each other.
Wu Jiong nodded: "Let's go and see."
The three of them walked to the open space outside, and the kids were indeed playing games in the arena, and they were playing a large-scale group confrontation game.
The kids from the Riverside Tribe were separated from the kids from other tribes and divided into two teams.
The kids were roaring and having fun, and at first glance, there seemed to be no problem.
Ye Luo gently reminded: "The kids who are holding people in the form of beasts are the kids from other tribes, there is not a single kid from our tribe."
Jian Mo looked over and found that it was true.
Generally speaking, some little beastmen are willing to keep their human form, while others are willing to keep their beast form. It is normal to use any form, but it is not normal to keep pushing others around, unless they take turns.
Obviously, there is no taking turns now, and it is the cubs from other tribes who are doing the work.
Jian Mo was just about to ask them something, when a cub glanced at Jian Mo and the other two, shrank his head, and immediately shouted, "Chief Wu Jiong is here--"
As soon as these words came out, the cubs immediately scattered like birds and beasts, and wanted to run out of the arena.
They ran so obviously, without any concealment.
Jian Mo's mouth twitched, thinking, you don't even pretend, I didn't know you were doing something bad, and seeing this, I will definitely stop you and question you.
As expected, Wu Jiong spoke: "Jiang Xing."
Jiang Xing immediately turned around like a kitten with its hair almost blown up by the nape of its neck, and tiptoed forward: "Chief, what's the matter?"
Wu Jiong said in a low voice: "I have something to ask you. Hefeng, you guys don't leave."
The cub who was called out showed a smile that was uglier than crying, and walked over to Wu Jiong: "Chief."
As for the other cubs, they quickly took the opportunity to run away.
Wu Jiong looked down at them: "Do you want to explain it yourself or do I ask?"
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